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Need some cheerful news to share at the Thanksgiving table or Zoom call? It's not all gloomy for NC progressives.
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Five reasons NC progressives should remain bullish about their political future | NC Policy Watch
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The 2020 election was disappointing for North Carolina progressives; Trump rallies; Cal Cunningham defeat; demograhic trendsIs your vote one of the 3500 that Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby wants to disallow? Check here whether you or any of your friends and family are on this list.
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Marked for Disenfranchisement: Paul Newby's Hit List
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Is yours one of the 3,582 North Carolina ballots Justice Paul Newby wants to throw out?See COVID cases across the US in this New York Times interactive map. 3 weeks ago there was no purple on this map.
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Covid in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count
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A detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county.A post widely circulating on Facebook claims that more people voted in NC than were registered. Just one problem - the number of "registered" voters they used was from 2018. Groups like PoliticaNC contributed to greatly increasing those numbers for 2020, and voter turnout was nearly 75%! (But not the 104% that the post claims!)
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Fact check: Facebook post botches North Carolina's voter registration, turnout numbers :: WRAL.com
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The 2020 election, with no declared winner as of the morning of Nov. 5 and votes still being tallied, is generating plenty of misinformation about the number of votes cast, and by whom. One claim about North Carolina and Wisconsin is that the number of votes in each of those states was higher than t...As the seemingly endless battle to find something, anything, to prove voter fraud continues, a little humor from Celia Rivenbark may lighten your mood.
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Weekend humor from Celia Rivenbark: Of election results and sore losers | The Progressive Pulse
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humor columnist ruminates on her experience losing a high school election, sore losers and President Donald Trump's behaviorWe hope you'll show some love to local independent restaurants over the next few months. That's the only way many of them will get through the pandemic.
"Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Triangle restaurants continue the week-to-week struggle of balancing business and safety. Dining room restrictions remain at 50%, bars are limited to outdoor seating and many diners haven’t returned to restaurants, relying instead on takeout or home cooking. [...]
As restaurants brace for a difficult winter, where the option of outdoor dining will largely disappear, restaurant owners and leaders are hopeful for a second stimulus package. North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association director Lynn Minges said that without one, many restaurants won’t make it to the spring."
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Restaurant closures just keep coming. These spots in Raleigh and Durham won’t be back.
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We’re missing restaurants, from sub shops to oyster bars. Here are the Triangle favorites that have closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
